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With more than twenty years as a stand-up, Louis C.K. is one of the most honest and respected comedic voices of his generation, finding success in television and film as well as the live stage. Louis' new FX series, Louie , premiered to rave reviews on June 29 airing on Tuesdays at 11:00 PM.  Louis is executive producer, writer, director, editor and star of the series based on his life as a stand-up comic and single father of two living in New York City. Louis' stand-up concert film, Louis C.K.: Hilarious , premiered at The Sundance Film Festival in January as the first stand-up concert film presented at Sundance.  Directed by Louis, the film received rave reviews with Variety declaring, "Standup comedy cinema has a new star in Louis C.K.: Hilarious ."  In July, Louis was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Special for his second hour special, Louis C.K.: Chewed Up .  Chewed Up , is available on CD & DVD and Louis' first hour special, Louis C.K.: Shameless , is available on DVD.  Louis has starred in two HBO One Night Stand stand-up specials, a Comedy Central Presents special and HBO's 25th Anniversary Young Comedians special. Louis recently starred in the film, The Invention of Lying , alongside Ricky Gervais and Jennifer Garner and was seen in a recurring role on the NBC series, Parks & Recreation , playing Pawnee police officer Dave Sanderson, a love interest of Amy Poehler's "Leslie Kanope." Louis created and starred in HBO's first traditional sitcom, Lucky Louie , about the struggles of first time parenthood.  The complete first season of Lucky Louie is available on DVD and the series premiered in Canada on March 3, 2010.

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Absolute perfection..

Man. I saw Louis in Portland, Oregon back in 2022 I believe it was (he was just coming back after society had tried to condem him loll)..dude never skipped a beat. Had me laughing so hard I was crying, and not just a for a joke or two - but for the entirety of the show. He was absolutely incredible. Even better then I ever thought it would be/he could be. If you can imagine that. There's something so magical about getting to see your #1, absolute, all time favorite comedian in the world - in person. It's so badass lol. And just as someone else had said in a previous review before me, it TRULY was an honor to even be in the same room as him. Can't wait to see him again next time he comes back to town 🖤

Awesome show!

Great seeing live music to open for a comedy act. Louis delivered a killer set and I am so grateful to have been in the room.

Welcome back Louis!

Louis CK was excellent, he was everything you'd hope he would be after all of these years of honing his craft. He was funny and insightful and I would love to see him again. Welcome back, we're all so happy to have you.

Louis has still got it! Great show. Lots of laughs. Smart comedy.

One of the greatest to ever do it

Louis is one of the best stand ups to ever grace a stage. I am so happy I finally was able to see him perform live, and in such a memorable show at that! I was supposed to see him in 2022, but was in an accident three days before the show and couldn’t walk. Thankfully, I was able to secure a seat for this show. He was hilarious! I hope that this isn’t his last show ever, but I do know that he is taking a break.

Great night of comedy!

Great show from start to finish. Opening acts were all high caliber - Ravi Coltrane’s Jazz band, Adrienne Iapalucci, John Fisch we’re all fantastic and Louis CK’s set was perhaps his funniest yet. Sat in section 214 - for anyone unfamiliar with the section location, just know that you’re likely going to have speakers partially blocking the big screen.

I took three friends to see him headline the Garden for the last time and it was worth every penny. He proved why he is one of the greatest entertainers in the world. Grateful to be able to witness his greatness in person and be a part of history. Thank you Louis and welcome back!

Louis C.K. is top notch

Great experience. Louis CK at his best. All new material. Fantastic. Getting in and out of the garden was torture. Lack of directions on the way in. Lack of directions on the way out. Could have been done better.

The seats were "Bar Stool seats" they were all the way up but you can stand up during the show and not get in anyone's way. Also we didn't have to get up to let people by. The opening acts were awesome ! And Louis CK ? Amazing and he did not hold back !

Great show!

Great performance by all including the opening acts. Louie definitely put on a great show and I can’t wait until he comes back around for his next performance!

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Louis CK Announces 24-City Comeback Comedy Tour Starting This Month

Multiple women accused the comedian of sexual misconduct in 2017

Disgraced comedian Louis C.K. will be returning to the stage this month as part of a 24-city comeback tour around the country.

The tour kicks off Aug. 13 and 14 with two nights at New York City’s Madison Square Garden and concludes with two nights in Boston in mid-December. Some dates on this current tour are rescheduled from a 2020 tour that C.K. had planned but was forced to cancel due to the coronavirus pandemic.

C.K. plans to also take the tour overseas; he is scheduled for appearances in the Ukraine, Denmark, Germany and Romania in 2022.

According to C.K.’s website and an email promoting the tour first reported by the New York Post , the comic said he will try to avoid spreading the coronavirus at his gigs and plans to “comply with the local governments of each city in terms of health standards and practices. Like everyone else, we will just do our best under the circumstances.”

The comedian, whose real name is Louis Székely, went on hiatus after multiple women came forward with sexual harassment allegations against him in November 2017. He was accused of masturbating — or asking to do so — in front of women who were seeking to work with or learn from him. Comedian Rebecca Corry was one of the five women C.K. was accused of trying to expose himself to, and she told The New York Times that C.K. “told me he had issues.”

After initially staying mum on the allegations, C.K. did admit to them. “These stories are true,” C.K. stated at the time . “At the time, I said to myself that what I did was OK because I never showed a woman my d— without asking first, which is also true.”

C.K. continued in his statement, “What I learned later in life, too late, is that when you have power over another person, asking them to look at your d— isn’t a question. It’s a predicament for them. The power I had over these women is that they admired me. And I wielded that power irresponsibly.”

Following his admittance of the sexual misconduct, C.K. suffered a massive career fallout — he was dropped by his management team at 3 Arts Entertainment and his APA agency and publicist Lewis Kay also cut ties. C.K.’s film he was working on at the time called “I Love You, Daddy” for distributor The Orchard was shelved and streamers FX, Netflix, HBO and TBS all distanced themselves from the former star.

C.K. himself said he lost $35 million in an hour after the allegations were made public.

The comedian whose show “Louie” won three primetime Emmy Awards did try to get back onstage prior to this tour, but his standup sets were not exactly well-received. In particular, C.K. was torn up online after telling a joke at a December 2018 gig in Long Island about school shooting victims — which, understandably, was deemed by most to be in poor taste. “You’re not interesting because you went to a high school where kids got shot,” C.K. said during the gig.

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Louis C.K. Makes Return to Stand-Up With Nationwide Tour Starting Next Week

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Comedian Louis C.K. , whose career derailed after he was accused of sexual misconduct by multiple women in 2017, is making a return to stand-up comedy in a nationwide tour beginning next week, he announced on his website.

Revealed on Wednesday, C.K. has shows in 30 cities, including New York, Chicago, Detroit, San Diego, Philadelphia, Boston and more. His first stand-up show is set for the Hulu Theatre at Madison Square Garden on August 13, with a follow-up show the next night. The tour ends at the Orpheum Theater in Boston on December 11.

In 2017, C.K. was accused by multiple women of masturbating in front of them during the onset of the #MeToo era. In a report by the New York Times, comedians Dana Min Goodman and Julia Wolov alleged that C.K. invited them to his hotel room during the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Colo., in 2002 and stripped naked and began to masturbate. Comedian Rebecca Corry also told the Times that while she was working with C.K. on a TV pilot in 2005, he allegedly asked her if he could go to her dressing room and masturbate while she watched.

Last year, C.K. released a comedy special on his website where he made light of his sexual misconduct allegations .

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“How was your last couple of years? How was 2018 and 2019 for you guys? Anybody else get in global amounts of trouble?” he asks the crowd in the special. He continued, “I learned a lot. I learned how to eat alone in a restaurant with people giving me the finger from across the room.”

In addition to his U.S. tour dates, C.K. also has international shows set for Ukraine, Germany, Denmark and Romania in 2022.

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Six-time Emmy Award winner  Louis C.K.  has released over eight stand up specials including  Shameless, Chewed Up, Hilarious, Word - Live at Carnegie Hall (audio), Live at the Beacon Theater, Oh My God, Live at the Comedy Store,  and most recently  Louis C.K. 2017.  Louis is the creator, writer, director, and star of the Peabody Award winning shows  Louie  and  Horace and Pete.  In January 2015, C.K. became the first comedian to sell out Madison Square Garden three times for the same tour.

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Disgraced Comedian Louis C.K. Is Going on a Comeback Tour

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Brace yourself, because Louis C.K. may be coming to a city near you. The disgraced comedian announced this week that he’ll be embarking upon a 24-city comeback tour, which kicks off in New York at Madison Square Garden on August 13th and August 14th, and concludes at the Orpheum Theater in Boston on December 11th. 

C.K.’s career was derailed in 2017 at the onset of the #MeToo movement, after multiple women accused the veteran comic of sexual misconduct, alleging that he had masturbated—or had asked to do so—in front of them. Several of the accusers were aspiring comedians themselves. C.K. ultimately admitted to the misconduct, saying, “These stories are true. At the time, I said to myself that what I did was okay because I never showed a woman my dick without asking first, which is also true.” 

Following these revelations, C.K. was dropped by his management team at 3 Arts Entertainment, his APA agency, and publicist Lewis Kay . His Emmy-winning FX series, Louie , was also cancelled, as networks and streamers like FX, HBO, Netflix, distanced themselves from the comedian.

C.K. briefly retreated from public life before returning to standup in 2018, drawing intense criticism for jokes that targeted the victims of mass school shootings. “You’re not interesting because you went to a high school where kids got shot,” C.K. said during a gig in Long Island . More recently, C.K.—who claims he lost $35 million in an hour due to the allegations—has used his performances to downplay his own situation. In his 2020 comedy special “Sincerely, Louis C.K.,” C.K. joked about his misconduct: “How was your last couple of years? How was 2018 and 2019 for you guys? Anybody else get in global amounts of trouble?” he asks his audience. “I learned a lot. I learned how to eat alone in a restaurant with people giving me the finger from across the room.”

Along with New York and Boston, C.K.’s new tour will travel to Chicago, Detroit, San Diego, Philadelphia, and others. He also plans to take his show overseas, with scheduled stops in Ukraine, Germany, Denmark, and Romania in 2022.

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Late Wednesday, comedian Louis C.K. announced a 30-city stand-up tour — his first major gigs since admitting to several instances of sexual misconduct in 2017.

The former star of TV comedy Louie  announced dates on his website starting in mid-August in New York City and running through to December. He will also perform in Ukraine, Germany, Denmark and Romania in early 2022.

The comedian has adopted a low profile since November 2017 when he admitted to allegations detailed by five women .

His TV shows, a comedy special and a movie were dropped as Hollywood distanced itself at the height of the #MeToo movement that calls out inappropriate behaviour by powerful men.

C.K. did a handful of small gigs in New York comedy clubs in late 2018 but was met with protests and some walk-outs. He also performed a number of times throughout Canada, including at venues in Toronto and Winnipeg, the following year.

At many of those shows, he banned audiences from recording or taking notes during his performance. Despite the rule, some of his jokes got out — including the remark that his audience was lucky the whole world didn't know their secret "thing," the way everyone knew his.

"My thing is: I like to masturbate, and I don't like to be alone," he concluded.

Some other celebrities, including Dave Chapelle and Chris Rock, supported his right to a second chance.

In 2020, he released a standup special Sincerely Louis  C.K.  on his website. 

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Six-time Emmy Award winner  Louis C.K. has released over ten stand up specials including his most recent  Sorry  (2021) and the Grammy Award winning  Sincerely, Louis C.K. (2020), both currently available on his website. Previous specials include Shameless, Chewed Up, Hilarious, Word - Live at Carnegie Hall (audio), Live at the Beacon Theater, Oh My God, Live at the Comedy Store,  and  Louis C.K. 2017.  Louis is the creator, writer, director, and star of the Peabody Award winning shows  Louie  and Horace and Pete.  In January 2015, he became the first comedian to sell out Madison Square Garden three times for the same tour. Louis’s new movie Fourth Of July, starring Joe List, is also available worldwide on his website.

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Louis C.K., Back on Tour, Looks to Accelerate His Comeback

After admitting to #MeToo accusations, the comedian will kick off a three-month tour on Saturday in Virginia. Those going might want to read the fine print.

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Louis C.K. is back on the road. Starting Saturday night in Richmond, Va., the onetime comedy king, who’s been in comeback mode for more than a year, is taking further steps to reestablish his career after admitting to sexual misconduct in 2017.

On Sunday, he sent a message to fans and others on his email list , letting them know about his plans to tour and to bring back his website . (The first sentence in the missive asks those who don’t want to be on the list anymore to “scroll now all the way to the bottom of this email and click the unsubscribe option down there.”)

On Friday, his website’s home page read: “Hey. Hello. I am on the road doing professional stand-up comedy. Which consists of sharing jokes, stories, observations, lies, non-lies, and being generally ridiculous for the benefit of a laughing audience.”

He directs visitors to his list of tour dates currently through January — which include performances in North Carolina, Illinois, Iowa and Michigan, as well as in Israel, Italy and Slovakia. “Click on the links to buy tickets so you can be there,” he says. “Or don’t.”

But those looking for a casual night of comedy might want to read the fine print before attending. The tickets come with a host of stipulations: Not only will the performances be phone-free experiences ( Yondr cases will be provided and required, an increasingly common practice in comedy and theater), but attendees will not be allowed to take notes, even on paper.

“Recording of any kind, including note taking,” is not permitted, the rules say. And no part of Louis C.K.’s “materials” — a.k.a. his jokes and sketches — are allowed to be “copied, translated, transmitted, displayed, distributed or reproduced verbatim,” in any form. Those who violate these rules are subject to legal repercussions, it reads.

It’s not the first time Louis C.K. has tried to eliminate leaks with the threat of legal penalties. Similar language was used in May for his four-night surprise residency at the Acme Comedy Company in Minneapolis.

It was just weeks after the October 2017 takedown of Harvey Weinstein, triggering the #MeToo movement, that Louis C.K. was accused by several women in the comedy world of sexual misconduct, including instances in which he masturbated in front of them. Shortly after, he admitted in a statement , “These stories are true.”

The revelations led to the end of his production deal with FX Networks and Productions and the canceled release of a film he directed and starred in. For months after, the comedian kept a low profile. But in August 2018, he made an unannounced appearance at the Comedy Cellar in Manhattan, performing for apparently the first time since he admitted his wrongdoing.

He did a 15-minute set to a sold-out crowd of about 115, who greeted him with an ovation. For the next couple of months, he performed sporadically at the club, and by that October, he was no longer simply popping in, but making scheduled appearances — marking a new phase of his comeback attempt. “Hell is not that bad,” he told the crowd. “I’ve been there.”

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Despite fierce backlash following his infamous 2017 sexual harassment scandal , it appears that Louis C.K. hasn’t been canceled yet.

The disgraced comic announced in a Wednesday email that he will embark on a nationwide comedy tour, starting with gigs in New York City next week.

The 53-year-old C.K. — whose real name is Louis Székely — wrote in the announcement: “Hello Person that you are being right now, I am writing to you today because I am going to be touring around the United States of America, performing stand-up comedy in theaters in several different cities.”

Per the email, the nationwide tour will kick off at New York City’s Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden on Aug. 13 and 14.

During the course of the proposed five-month tour, the “Louie” star will perform in 24 cities, including Albany, San Diego, Philadelphia, Minneapolis, Portland, Chicago and Boston. C.K. will also do a series of stand-up shows in Europe next year, according to his website.

In order to prevent the spread of COVID during the gigs, the “Horace and Pete” creator promises to “comply with the local governments of each city in terms of health standards and practices. Like everyone else, we will just do our best under the circumstances,” the humorist wrote.

C.K. signed off the email by writing, “I’m really looking forward to seeing your faces as I tell some rather impolite jokes and stories.”

The tour announcement comes several years after the comic’s shocking sexual misconduct scandal, in which he confirmed allegations that he’d masturbated in front of several women without their consent.

“These stories are true,” C.K. said in a statement at the time. “At the time, I said to myself that what I did was okay because I never showed a woman my d–k without asking first, which is also true.”

He continued, “But what I learned later in life, too late, is that when you have power over another person, asking them to look at your d–k isn’t a question. It’s a predicament for them. The power I had over these women is that they admired me. And I wielded that power irresponsibly.”

The scandal sparked a fierce backlash, which resulted in several of the funnyman’s major projects being pulled from production, and prompted many comedians to cut ties with the comedy icon.

Following the incident, the Emmy-winner attempted to make a comeback by popping up at various comedy clubs around town. However, C.K. found himself in hot water yet again after a tone-deaf 2018 set in Long Island, in which he mocked survivors of the February 2018 Parkland, Florida, school shooting.

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Six-time Emmy Award winner  Louis C.K.  has released over eight stand-up specials including  Shameless, Chewed Up, Hilarious, Word - Live at Carnegie Hall (audio), Live at the Beacon Theater, Oh My God, Live at the Comedy Store,  and most recently  Louis C.K. 2017.  Louis is the creator, writer, director, and star of the Peabody Award-winning shows  Louie  and  Horace and Pete.  In January 2015, C.K. became the first comedian to sell out Madison Square Garden three times for the same tour.

Louis CK owns all rights in the content and materials, including any jokes and sketches (the “Materials”), delivered during his performance. The Materials may not be copied, translated, transmitted, displayed, distributed, or reproduced verbatim (the “Use”), in whole or in part, in any form, media, or technology now known or later developed, without the express prior written consent of Louis CK. Any Use of the Materials without the express prior written consent of Louis CK is strictly prohibited and shall be subject to all available legal remedies, whether in equity or at law at the cost of anyone who violates this prohibition.

This event will be a phone-free experience. Use of cellphones, smart watches, smart accessories, cameras or recording devices will not be permitted in the performance space.

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Disgraced Comedian Louis CK Is Going on a World Tour — What Does This Mean for Cancel Culture?

When he admitted to the allegations against him, louis ck became one of the most visible symbols of “cancel culture”, by daniel bukszpan | cnbc • published november 10, 2019 • updated on november 11, 2019 at 1:19 am, what to know.

• The tour started in Richmond, Va. and will see the comedian perform in such far-flung locations as Israel, Slovakia, and Hungary.
• These are not his first performances since running afoul of the #MeToo movement.
• He took the stage in August 2018 at Manhattan’s Comedy Cellar and has made other appearances since then.

It’s been two years since comedian Louis CK admitted in the New York Times that the allegations of lewd behavior made about him by several women were true . He said in the statement that he planned to “step back and take a long time to listen,” but the Times reported on Nov. 2 that the comedian is embarking on a world tour.

The tour started in Richmond, Virginia and will see the comedian perform in such far-flung locations as Israel, Slovakia and Hungary, as well as all over the United States.

These are not his first performances since running afoul of the #MeToo movement. He took the stage in August 2018 at Manhattan’s Comedy Cellar and has made other appearances since then. However, the current world tour is his most ambitious attempt yet to put his career back on track.

When he admitted to the allegations against him, Louis CK became one of the most visible symbols of “cancel culture,” in which celebrities are boycotted and lose professional opportunities in response to allegations against them. In his case, his film “I Love You, Daddy” was dropped from distribution and he lost his lead role in “The Secret Life of Pets 2.”

Now that he’s returning to the stage, it raises questions about the effectiveness of “cancel culture.” After all, is it accurate to say that he’s been “canceled” when he can wait a few months for the uproar to blow over and then go right back to performing?

According to culture critic and writer SJ Palm, host of the Popculty Podcast, the answer is yes, although it has more to do with information overload than anything else.

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“In this day of the 24-hour news cycle, stories that would have dominated a year’s worth of media coverage a decade ago are breezed past within a day,” Palm said. “People lose track of time, and they forget how bad the crimes were, so they figure it’s probably been long enough… we should just be honest and call it ‘time-out culture.’”

Comedian, writer and actor Kevin Allison said that if Louis CK wanted to return to the spotlight, there’s a historical precedent for the way he should have handled it.

“When the story about Louis broke in the Times a couple of years ago, I figured he’d lay low for two or three years, then come back with an hour-long show that was more soul-searching than dismissive, a show that dared to get serious,” he said. “There’s plenty of great moments in stand-up where someone like Richard Pryor came out and basically said something like, ‘Look, I regret something. There’s a solid reason for me to get real up here now and attempt to repair some damage.’”

He added that while Louis CK acknowledged that the stories his accusers told were true, the comedian could have done more to recognize the damage he did.

“Louis’s case is not on the level of, say, Bill Cosby’s,” Allison said. “But several women have said that this whole thing with Louis has had a negative effect on their lives. I don’t know what he’ll ultimately do on stage, but I’d respect him more if he didn’t act like those women were making much ado about nothing.”

Louis Carter, author and CEO of the Best Practice Institute think tank, said that if Louis CK’s “cancellation” seemed to end quickly, there’s a reason for that. He said that it’s in human nature to forgive, primarily because it feels good, and also because it’s easy to forgive when you’re not the victim.

“There are numerous studies on how forgiveness positively affects mood,” Carter said. “When the transgression is hypothetical to others, or others are far removed from the effects of the transgression, it is far easier to forgive.”

The real barometer of how welcome Louis CK’s return is will be the success or failure of his tour. If it sells out, then one can likely assume that he’s back in the public’s good graces. If he tells his jokes to the empty rooms of the world, then it probably means the opposite.

Whatever it means, author Collette McLafferty said that apart from choosing not to see the comedian perform, people who are still upset by his actions can take positive steps to offset that feeling.

“For anyone who is against Louis CK going on the road, I recommend taking that energy to actively seek out and support the projects of the women who told their stories instead – Dana Min Goodman, Julia Wolov, Rebecca Corey and Abby Schachner,” she said. “They paved the way for women and men to come forward sooner than later.”

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Six-time Emmy Award winner  Louis C.K.  has released over eight stand up specials including  Shameless, Chewed Up, Hilarious, Word - Live at Carnegie Hall (audio), Live at the Beacon Theater, Oh My God, Live at the Comedy Store,  and most recently  Louis C.K. 2017.  Louis is the creator, writer, director, and star of the Peabody Award-winning shows  Louie  and  Horace and Pete.  In January 2015, C.K. became the first comedian to sell out Madison Square Garden three times for the same tour.

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Louis CK’s sold-out show at Madison Square Garden proves there’s no such thing as cancel culture

Louis CK's career was meant to be over after he admitted multiple cases of sexual harassment, yet he has just headlined the world's most famous arena. Where now for consequences?

Louis CK performs his Netflix comedy special 2017, pre-'cancellation'. Image: Cara Howe/Netflox

“Can we stop cancelling guys who are such brilliant artists over, like, hearsay?” deadpans TikToker Talia Lichtstein filming herself outside New York’s legendary Madison Square Garden. “Like, women have stories of them being creepy but, like, nobody knows the real story. And yeah, sure, a couple of people have the same story. But, like, just so we can tell that story, that guy never gets to work again ?… Their career is fucked forever ?” Behind her, with impeccable timing, a digital billboard changes to read ‘Tonight: Louis CK. SOLD OUT’.

It’s an impeccable bit of satire, which Lichstein says she’s been planning for months, and involved her delivering her speech to camera over and over until the billboard lit up at exactly the right moment. At the time of writing it has been viewed 1.3 million times, just 15 hours after being uploaded.

This viciously effective bit of skewering has a point. On Saturday, January 27 the comedian Louis CK sold out the most famous arena venue in the world, with a capacity just shy of 21,000 seats. It was the cap of a triumphant 13-date US tour, and fans who had missed out on tickets could also pay to see the show streamed live. It’s all a bit of a surprise, because Louis CK was supposed to have been “cancelled” in 2017 after it was revealed he had repeatedly exposed himself and masturbated in front of several female comics without their consent. His management had also threatened his victims with “professional consequences” should they speak out.

CK, at the time considered one of stand ups’ all-time-greats and enjoying a run of extremely high profile success stories on stage and screen, eventually admitted to the incidents and issued an apology, though only after an expose in the New York Times quoted five different women, all involved in the comedy industry and all with similar experiences. “The power I had over these women is that they admired me,” he admitted. “And I wielded that power irresponsibly.”

The outrage was swift and the professional consequences immediate. CK’s upcoming feature film, I Love You, Daddy , was pulled from distribution and co-stars Charlie Day and Chloe Grace Moretz refused to have anything to do with it, the financial impact of which was huge since CK had self-financed the film. The second of two Netflix specials was pulled, several TV series in the pipeline vanished, appearances were cancelled. Louis CK, you’d think, was all washed up. He claimed it cost him $35 million in lost income.

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That was at the end of 2017. It’s now the beginning of 2023. In the intervening four-and-a-bit years, a good chunk of which of course consisted of twiddling our thumbs in a pandemic, CK crawled back to comedy, at first appearing at small New York clubs, where he was filmed doing material at the expense of school shooting victims , then doing smaller theatre tours. By 2021 he was selling 10,000 tickets for a two-night stint in New York, releasing a new special and appearing internationally. Two small UK club dates were cancelled after protests in 2019, but by October 2022 he was playing back-to-back shows at Hammersmith Apollo and Wembley Arena, two of London’s biggest indoor venues. Admittedly to mixed reviews .

Here’s the thing. “Cancellation” doesn’t exist. Jeremy Clarkson writes about being cancelled from his column in the UK’s most-read newspaper. Katie Hopkins turns her own cancellation into a well-selling stand up comedy tour . Ezra Miller has been accused of harassment and assault and faces a charge for burglary, but Warner Brothers is still planning on releasing The Flash in June. Chris Brown is a violent abuser; last year he had five songs in the Billboard top 100 in the same week and next month will play a UK tour that includes six nights apiece at the O2 in London and Manchester Arena and four nights in Glasgow. That’s 300,000 tickets in just those three cities. Edgy columnists, celebrities and podcasters rail against a “cancel culture” that simply isn’t real. This isn’t cancellation – this is wealthy people receiving a slap on the wrist, staying quiet for a bit and then getting on with their massive success.

Discussing the outrage that erupts when well-known figures do or say something horrible, people often claim that we have “freedom of speech but not freedom of consequence”, meaning that, sure, you can say what you like, but you’re going to have to accept the fallout of those comments. If Louis CK’s recent success is anything to go by (and it is) those consequences don’t seem to be making a great deal of difference.

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Porter Robinson Announces “SMILE! :D World Tour” 70+ Dates In 2024-2025

Grammy-nominated artist Porter Robinson announces a 5-continent world tour including stops in 30+ North American cities, Europe, and Asia in support of his highly anticipated third studio album SMILE! 😀 , releasing July 26th via MOM+POP. [Pre-order here ]

Robinson will debut a completely new live production including a full live band during his SMILE! 😀 World Tour, after first experimenting with the band format at his own sold-out Second Sky festival and again in 2023 at Coachella’s main stage. Fans can expect opening acts ericdoa in North America, underscores in Europe and Galileo Galilei in Japan.

The SMILE! 😀 World Tour will kick off on August 29 in Boston and hit notable stops along the way including Forrest Hills in New York on August 31 and Hollywood Bowl on October 11, before heading onto an Asian run which spans 9 cities beginning November 2024. Porter concludes the tour by traversing across 8 countries in Europe throughout February and March 2025, including a stop at London’s prestigious Brixton Academy . Dates in Australia and Latin America will also be announced soon. Full routing is available below.

Pre-sale commences Tuesday, April 30 at 10am local time —fans can register for early access to tickets at porterrobinson.com . Various presales will take place throughout the week including a CITI presale in the U.S. (details below) ahead of the general on sale on Friday, May 3 at 10am local time. For more information on the tour and tickets, visit porterrobinson.com .

The tour will also offer a variety of different VIP packages and experiences for fans. VIP Packages may include premium tickets, exclusive access to the pre-show VIP lounge, access to a VIP bar, early entry into the venue, pre-show merchandise shopping opportunity, specially designed gift item, and more. VIP package contents vary based on offer selected. For more information, visit vipnation.com (N. America) or vipnation.eu (Europe).

CITI is the official card of Porter Robinson presents SMILE! 😀 World Tour. CITI Card Members will have access to presale tickets for the U.S. dates beginning Monday, April 29 at 10AM local time until Thursday, May 2 at 10PM local time through the CITI Entertainment program.

For complete presale details visit www.citientertainment.com .

For the Hollywood Bowl show, American Express® Card Members can purchase tickets before the general public beginning Monday, April 29 at 10:00am PST through Thursday, May 2 at 10:00pm PST.

SMILE! 😀 World Tour Dates:

August 29, 2024 – Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway

August 30, 2024 – Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway

August 31, 2024 – New York, NY – Forest Hills Stadium

September 5, 2024 – Atlanta, GA – Coca-Cola Roxy

September 6, 2024 – Orlando, FL – Addition Financial Arena

September 7, 2024 – Miami, FL – FPL Solar Amphitheater at Bayfront Park

September 10, 2024 – Nashville, TN – Municipal Auditorium

September  11, 2024 – Charlotte, NC – Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre

September 13, 2024 – Philadelphia, PA – TD Pavilion at the Mann

September 14, 2024 – Washington, DC – Merriweather Post Pavilion

September 15, 2024 – Pittsburgh, PA – UPMC Events Center

September 17, 2024 – Montreal, BC – MTELUS

September 19, 2024 – Toronto, BC – HISTORY

September 21, 2024 – Toronto, BC – HISTORY

September 22, 2024 – Detroit, MI – The Fillmore

September 23, 2024 – Indianapolis, IN – Everwise Amphitheater

September 26, 2024 – Madison, WI – The Sylvee

September 27, 2024 – Chicago, IL – Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island

September 28, 2024 – Minneapolis, MN – The Armory

September 30, 2024 – St. Louis, MO – Saint Louis Music Park

October 1, 2024 – Oklahoma City, OK – The Criterion

October 8, 2024 – El Paso, TX – El Paso County Coliseum

October 11, 2024 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl

October 12, 2024 – Phoenix, AZ – Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre

October 13, 2024 – San Diego, CA – The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park

October 15, 2024 – Albuquerque, NM – Revel

October 17, 2024 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena

October 18, 2024 – Salt Lake City, UT – Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre

October 19, 2024 – Las Vegas, NV – BleauLive Theater

October 24, 2024 – Sacramento, CA – Wheatland Toyota Amphitheatre

October 25, 2024 – San Francisco, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre

October 29, 2024 – Boise, ID – Revolution Concert House

October 31, 2024 – Portland, OR – Alaska Airlines’ Theater of the Clouds

November 1, 2024 – Vancouver, BC – Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre

November 2, 2024 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena

November 25, 2024 – Bangkok – Samyan Mitrtown Hall

November 27, 2024 – Singapore – The Star Performing Arts Centre

December 8, 2024 – Manila – The Podium

December 10, 2024 – Taipei – Zepp New Taipei

December 12, 2024 – Seoul – Myunghwa Live Hall

February 10, 2025 – Tokyo – Tokyo Garden Theater

February 11, 2025 – Osaka – Namba Hatch

February 12, 2025 – Nagoya – Diamond Hall

February 14, 2025 – Fukuoka – UNITEDLAB

February 21, 2025 – Berlin – Huxleys Neue Welt

February 22, 2025 – Hamburg – Fabrik

February 24, 2025 – Oslo – Rockefeller Music Hall

February 25, 2025 – Stockholm – Berns

February 26. 2025 – Copenhagen – Vega

February 28, 2025 – Amsterdam – Melkweg

March 3, 2025 – Cologne – Live Music Hall

March 4, 2025 – Paris – Salle Pleyel

March 6, 2025 – London – O2 Academy Brixton

March 7, 2025 – Manchester – Albert Hall

March 8, 2025 – Glasgow – SWG3 Galvanizers

March 10, 2025 – Dublin – 3Olympia Theatre

About Porter Robinson:

At age 18, the North Carolina-based producer and songwriter burst onto the scene with a complex, bombastic brand of electro-house. Following the major success of his 2014 debut album Worlds , Porter released the RIAA Gold single “Shelter” with Madeon in 2016, followed by a Shelter Live Tour spanning 43 dates and four continents. The following year, Porter began releasing music under a new alias, Virtual Self, which led to his first Grammy nomination for the BBC Radio 1 hit single “Ghost Voices.” In 2019, Porter put on the first Second Sky Festival, which sold out all 30,000 tickets for the two-day festival in a single day. In both 2020 and 2021, Porter Robinson hosted editions of his virtual festival Secret Sky, amassing over 6 million viewers combined, and which came to be regarded as the most sophisticated virtual festivals of its time. Later in 2021, following the release of sophomore album Nurture, Second Sky Festival made its return to the Bay Area, selling out 40,000 tickets in a single day. Immediately following, the Nurture Live North American Tour sold over 150,000 concert tickets and was the highest grossing electronic tour of 2021. In 2022, in partnership with Riot Games, Robinson released “Everything Goes On” surpassing 100 million global streams . Later that year was his debut of one of two exclusive full live band performances, first at Second Sky 2022 and again in 2023 at the Coachella Main Stage.

About MOM + POP: 

In their 16th year, Mom+Pop Music has curated a critically acclaimed list of artists including  Courtney Barnett, MGMT, Beach Bunny, Caamp, Ashe, Orion Sun, Porter Robinson, SEB, Tom Morello, and many others. Solely owned and operated by Founder/co-owner Michael Goldstone and co-owner Thaddeus Rudd, M+P has a global team of 25 people and is self-distributed. Known for their artist-first ethos, M+P continues to amass industry accolades from artists, media, and colleagues including Billboard’s Independent Label Power Lists, A2IM’s Libera Award for Label of the Year, and other recognition. They have received consistent media acclaim featured in Forbes, Variety, Billboard and HITS among other outlets. Mom+Pop Music is located in New York City and has offices in Los Angeles.

About Live Nation Entertainment:

Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE: LYV) is the world’s leading live entertainment company comprised of global market leaders: Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts, and Live Nation Sponsorship. For additional information, visit www.livenationentertainment.com .

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Brendan Steele wins LIV Golf Adelaide tournament from fast-finishing Louis Oosthuizen

Individual Champion Brendan Steele of HyFlyers GC poses with the trophy after the final round of LIV Golf Adelaide at the Grange Golf Club on Sunday, April 28, 2024, in Adelaide, Australia. (Chris Trotman/LIV Golf via AP)

Individual Champion Brendan Steele of HyFlyers GC kisses the trophy after the final round of LIV Golf Adelaide at the Grange Golf Club on Sunday, April 28, 2024, in Adelaide, Australia. (Chris Trotman/LIV Golf via AP)

Brendan Steele of HyFlyers GC hits his shot from the third tee during the final round of LIV Golf Adelaide at the Grange Golf Club on Sunday, April 28, 2024, in Adelaide, Australia. (Chris Trotman/LIV Golf via AP)

Brendan Steele of HyFlyers GC hits his shot from the first tee during the final round of LIV Golf Adelaide at the Grange Golf Club on Sunday, April 28, 2024, in Adelaide, Australia. (Chris Trotman/LIV Golf via AP)

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ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) — Three-time PGA Tour winner Brendan Steele held off a fast finishing Louis Oosthuizen to win the LIV Golf Adelaide tournament at The Grange Golf Club by one stoke.

The 41-year-old Steele shot a final round 68 Sunday for a 54-hole total of 18-under 198 to earn his first victory since he won his second Safeway Open in 2017 on the PGA Tour.

Steele had a streak of five consecutive birdies early in the round, before some putting jitters appeared in his back nine to open the door for a fast finishing pack of challenges including Oosthuizen, and former previous Masters winners Charl Schwartzel (64) and Jon Rahm (64).

“Yeah, I was telling myself that I knew there was going to be hard moments today regardless of the result and that I just needed to get back in there and start playing with freedom again,” Steele said moments after winning.

“And, and I was able to hit some good shots after that and write the show.”

South Africa’s Oosthuizen shot 65 to finish second at 17-under 199, and had drawn within one stroke of Steele late in Sunday’s final round, only for the American to make some clutch pars in the final holes to clinch victory.

Oosthuizen’s compatriot Schwartzel and Rahm were among a group of five players at 16-under 200, with Joaquin Niemann (66), Andy Ogletree (65) and Dean Burgmester (67) in a tie for third.

Former world No.1 Rahm had an eagle and six birdies in his 8-under 64 but had left too much ground to catch up on Steele on the final day to capture his first title since joining the LlV tour in December.

Last year’s winner Talor Gooch shot 70 and finshed in a tie for 26th at 10-under.

Some of the LIV Golf’s biggest names were also off the pace this week, including Brooks Koepka (nine-under), Dustin Johnson (nine-under), Phil Mickelson (seven-under) and Sergio Garcia (six under).

Australian team Ripper GC, led by local favorite Cameron Smith, with Marc Leishman, Matt Jones and Lucas Herbert, won the teams format on the second playoff hole against the South African-based team, Stingers GC, to the delight of another large and boisterous crowd at The Grange course on Sunday.

The LIV tour remains in the Asia region next week for the May 3-5 Singapore event at the Sentosa Golf Club. Then there’s a month-long break before resuming in Houston from June 7-9.

AP golf: https://apnews.com/hub/golf

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